active forces

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But Washington is not seeking to redeploy active forces or reopen the large drone base it built in Agadez, Niger, where it had around 800 troops.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Russia, with overall active forces of 900,000, is by far the CSTO's most powerful member, and the organisation's unified military headquarters is headed by a Russian.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2022

“While training for reservists must be curtailed, active forces will stay at their posts adapting their training to achieve the least negative impact on our readiness to fight.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2018

They are the active forces here, while Archie — for the moment at least — mostly frets and waits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2017

So the Slavonians, who tell only in the mass, and whose influence is ascertainable sometimes by adding to the momentum of active forces, sometimes by impeding through inertness the progress of mankind.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron